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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Rate of less urgent hospital emergency department (ED) visits per 1,000 patients
Alternate Name
Rate of less urgent hospital emergency department (ED) visits per 1,000 patients
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
Adjusted and unadjusted rate of less urgent ED visits measured as level 4-5 on CTAS per 1,000 patients
HQO Reporting tool/product
Personalized/Custom Reports (includes Practice Reports)
Dimension
Effective
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate per 1,000 patients
Calculation Methods
Numerator/ Denominator * 1,000
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Number of patients who visited the ED for conditions measured as CTAS level 4 or 5 in the previous year
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of patients between the ages 1 and 74 years in the previous year
Data Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
Data provided to HQO by
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
NA
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital, Primary Care
Type
Outcome
Topic
Access
Dimension
Effective
Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
12/04/2016 10:13:00